AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle and others react as RCB win WPL 2024: 'Ee Sala Cup Namdu'

Chasing 114 runs for victory, RCB reached the target with three balls to spare with all rounder Ellyse Perry staying unbeaten on 35 runs from 37 balls at the end.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won their maiden Women's Premier League (WPL) title on Sunday after defeating Delhi Capitals (DC) by eight wickets in the final at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.

The franchise, which had finished in fourth place in the points table in the inaugural WPL season, took the difficult path to victory after beating 2023 champions Mumbai Indians in a thrilling eliminator clash on Friday before defeating DC in the summit clash on Sunday.

Social media was overjoyed at the side's victory on Sunday with several former RCB men's team players such as AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle as well as many others from the cricket fraternity congratulating the team for their win.

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— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) March 17, 2024

RCB-W champions of WPL. Congrats on an outstanding season. Finally Ee Sala Cup Namdu. #WPLFinal@dafabet

— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) March 17, 2024

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pic.twitter.com/Eqoqmdumrb — Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) March 17, 2024

Chasing 114 runs for victory, RCB reached the target with three balls to spare with all rounder Ellyse Perry staying unbeaten on 35 runs from 37 balls at the end.

Congratulations to the @RCBTweets women's team for bagging the @wplt20 title. Women's cricket is well and truly on the rise in India. #TATAWPL#DCvRCBpic.twitter.com/JbbO7PbieC

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 17, 2024

Heartiest congratulations @RCBTweets on a memorable win. Wonderful effort from the whole team and Elysse Perry in particular was simply outstanding. pic.twitter.com/ghGA2vnKF9

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) March 17, 2024

Many congratulations RCB on winning the WPL. Great temperament shown in crunch situations and deserving winners. #WPLFinalpic.twitter.com/hbXOfQdZn9

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) March 17, 2024

The victory, however, was set up by the bowlers as the spin quartet of Sophie Molineux, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana and Georgia Wareham- who shared nine out of the 10 wickets between them to help bowl out DC for 113 runs and pave the way for the win on Sunday.

Many congratulations to RCB on becoming deserving winners of the WPL. Has been fantastic to see the crowd support throughout and has been a wonderful tournament. #WPLFinalpic.twitter.com/oiwoQWeUn2

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) March 17, 2024

Congratulations to @RCBTweets for becoming the WPL champions and @DelhiCapitals, the runners-up tonight, were dominant throughout the tournament. This second season has set new benchmarks in terms of fan support and popularity. As we gear up for future seasons, I can foresee…

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) March 17, 2024

You beauty @RCBTweets#WPL2024

— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) March 17, 2024

In the final tally, Perry and Patil finished as the tournament's highest run scorers and wicket-takers with 347 runs and 13 wickets, respectively.

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